Cash-desk



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CASH DESK.

Patented J une 5, 1883.`

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CASH DESK. Y No. 273,921. Patented June 5,1883.

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CASH-DESK.

SPECIFICATION foming part of Letters Patent No. 278,921, dated June 5, 1883.'

Application filedApril 19, 1883.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, .I AMES FANMNG, of Salem, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new land Improved Cash-Desk, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Hy invention relates to the elevated desk used with the mechanical cashcarrier system now in vogue and it consists ofa contrivance of the stairs for entering and leaving it, to slide under it when not required for use, and to be shifted from under it for use, together with means by which the occupant of the desk may conveniently shift the Stairs as required, the object being to ccononiize floor-space in the store, all as hereinafter fully described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this sp eciiication, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l. is a front elevation of my improved cash-desk, with a part in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of Fig. l on the line :v Fig. 3 is a top view of the desk. Fig. 4 is a detail in section, showing the stairs shifted out into the posit-ion for use. Fig. 5 is a detail of a device by which the occupant of the desk may shiftthe stairs with his foot. Fig. 6 is a detail of the desk and stairs, showing a locking-bolt to secure the sta-irs in the position for use. Fig. T is a detail of the locking-bolt. Fig. 8 is a detail of the foot device in perspective view, and Fig. 9 is a diagram showing the sii'nilar application of circular stairs to the elevated cash-desk.

Under the oor a of the elevated cash-desk b, mounted on legs c, I arrange a pair of rails, e, traversing it from front to back, and at either side of the door j', on which rails I suspend the upper end of the stair-stringers g by bars hJ and rollers 'i in any approved arrangement, also providingthe stringers with rollers j at 'the lower end in any suitable Way to run along the store-oor 7c, the said rails and rollers being so contrived that the stairs may be shifted back under the desk or foiwvard to the front, accord# ing as may be required, and as represented in Fig. 2.

For enabling the person occupying the vdesk to shift the Stairs back after entering and for; Ward when desiring to leave, I arrange the endless cord Z and pulleys on, in connection with (No model.)

said stairs, as shown, or in a-ny approved way, Wherebyhe may, while in the desk, shift thestairs by pulling the cord one Way orthe other,

according to the Way he 'desires the stairs to shift. The cord is connected by both ends to some part of the stairs-say the bracket n-and arranged over the pulleys m suitably to run along the place where itis to be pulled, and 6o also along the course the bracket runs by which the cord is attached to the stairs. To enable the operator to shift the stairs by the foot, I propose to extend the bracket n up through a slot,"

o, in the iioor a suitably for the purpose, and may coverthe slot by a strip of rubber, p, o r other suitable web of iiexible material.

To fasten the steps shifted out for use and prevent them from being accidentally shifted back when required for use, I propose to ar- 7o range a Spring-bolt, q, in suitable supports, s t, and in relation to the stairs so that'it will drop behind thetop, as represented in Fig. 2, to lock them in position. The bolt will be provided with a spring, u, to thrust it down when the 7 5 stairs are shifted forward, also with tWO handles, /U and w, for lifting itup, the upper handle to be used by the occupant of the desk Vand the lower handle by one standing on the vof the desk, and on which the stairs are sus; 9o pended, will be circular to correspond with the` direction of the movements of the Stairs.

I-do not limit myself to any particular arrangement. l

Any suitable jointedy or iiexible hand-rail adapted to be folded down and set up readily may be applied to the stairs, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination, with a cashfdesk sup loo' ported in an elevated position above the storefloor, of stairs extending from the main floor to the floor ofthe desk, and being arranged, in combination with rails under the floor of the desk and with rollers on the oor, to slide under the desk and from under it, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with an elevated desk, of stairs suspended by rails under the oor of the desk, and being movable along said rails v for extending and retiring said stairs, also the position for use, substantially as described.

4. The con1bination,`\vith an elevated desk, of stairs suspended by rails under the iioor of the desk, and being movable lalong` said rails for extending and retiring said stairs, also'a fastening-bolt, q, to Ysecure the stairs in position, said bolt having a handle, w, for use by the occupant ofthe desk, and another handle, c, -located for use by a person on the main floor, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with an elevated desk,

. of stairs suspended by rails under the iioor of the desk, and being movable along said rails for extending and retiring said stairs, also a bracket, n, attached to the stairs and extending through a slot in the floor of the desk, for

shifting the stairs by the foot, substantially as described. Y

' JAMES FANNING.

'itnesses JNo. J. GRAY,

CHARLEs ODELL. 

